Effect of leaf position and age on anatomical structure, photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration of Asian pear

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-303

  Xie, Shenxi ^a,b   Luo, Xianshi ^a  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical structure; Leaf age; Leaf position; Photosynthesis; Stomatal resistance; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 0345015933     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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